China backs ultrasound brain tech to treat pain and explore thought detection without implants. Here’s what it means for your ...

An ultrasound scan is one of the main tests doctors use to diagnose cholecystitis. On a scan, clinicians may be able to spot the presence of gallstones, which can cause this condition. Cholecystitis ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

GE HealthCare this past week said it will acquire the clinical artificial intelligence business of Intelligent Ultrasound Group. The price for the software buy is about $51 million, the companies said ...

What Is a Liver Ultrasound? A liver ultrasound is a type of abdominal ultrasound, an imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of the organs and structures in your abdomen, ...

Scientists have designed nanoagents that act like smart drug-delivery capsules—carrying an antibiotic deep into bacterial infection sites and releasing it only when activated by gentle ultrasound.

After several years of investigating focused ultrasound as a tool in treating Alzheimer's, the field took a big leap forward this year. Elisa Konofagou, PhD, a biomedical engineer who runs the ...

Although endometriosis sometimes shows up on an ultrasound, it doesn’t always. If a doctor thinks you have endometriosis, laparoscopic surgery is the only way to definitively diagnose it.